Match TV

Russian sport TV channel

Television channel

Match TV
Матч ТВ
Programming

Country	Russia
Language(s)	Russian
Picture format	HDTV 1080i SDTV 576i
Ownership
Owner	Gazprom Media
History
Launched	November 1, 2015, 6:30
Replaced	Russia-2
Links
Website	https://matchtv.ru/
Availability

Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Channel 3

Match TV (Russian: Матч ТВ^[1]) is a Russian free-to-air federal sports television channel owned by Gazprom Media.^[2]

The channel began broadcasting on November 1, 2015, and had been created in accordance with the order of Russian president Vladimir Putin,^[3] with the assistance of the editorial office of Gazprom-Media Holding,^[4] technical assistance of ANO Sports Broadcasting (Panorama's brand) and the frequency of Russia-2 (VGTRK).^[5] The general producer of the channel was Tina Kandelaki^[6] until she was replaced in September 2021 by Alexander Tashchin.^[7]

Main broadcasts of the channel

Football

National teams

UEFA Euro 2016
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Russia 2018
UEFA Euro 2020
Qatar 2022

Club competitions

2019–20 UEFA Champions League
2020–21 UEFA Champions League
2021–22 UEFA Champions League
2021-22 UEFA Europa League
2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League
2021-22 Bundesliga
2022-23 Bundesliga
2022–23 Premier League (it was planned, but in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, English Premier League suspended its six-year deal with Match TV.^[8])
2022-23 UEFA Champions League
2022-23 UEFA Europa League
2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League
2023–24 UEFA Champions League
2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Olympics

Ice Hockey

IIHF World Championship

2017
2018
2019
2020 (it was planned, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2021^[9]
2022
2023

"NHL on Match TV"

2020–21 NHL season (including the Playoffs and Final)
2021–22 NHL season (broadcast suspended)

Formula One

Notable staff

Yelena Grishina (born 1968), Olympic fencer

References

^ Official site of Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media
^ "Генпродюсер "Матч ТВ" Тащин: "В новом телесезоне будет больше спорта и никаких художественных фильмов"". Sports.ru. 2022-10-04.
^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15 июля 2015 года № 365 «О внесении изменения в перечень общероссийских обязательных общедоступных телеканалов и радиоканалов, утверждённый Указом Президента Российской Федерации от 24 июня 2009 года № 715»
^ "Спортивный канал "Газпром-медиа" станет прибыльным через три года". Ведомости.
^ "Телекомпания "Спортивное вещание" ликвидируется после передачи оборудования "Матч ТВ"". Rambler.
^ "Энергия Тины Канделаки Андрей Козенко — о биографии генерального продюсера нового спортивного телеканала "Матч-ТВ"". Meduza.
^ "Александр Тащин — новый генеральный продюсер "Матч ТВ " . Кто он такой?". Sports.ru.
^ "Premier League suspends Russian broadcast deal with Match TV". June 10, 2022.
^ Генпродюсер «Матч ТВ» о том, что кино в эфире позволяет зарабатывать больше: «Оно обеспечивает перетекание целевой аудитории на канал и увеличивает долю» — Sports.ru
^ "Генпродюсер "Матч ТВ" о разрыве контракта с "Ф-1": "Очередной политизированный шаг со стороны западных коллег"". Sports.ru. 2022-03-10.

External links

Match TV on Facebook
Official website

Television in Russia

Broadcasting
and regulation

Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media
Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network
Russian Satellite Communications Company
Ostankino Technical Center
Moscow Scientific-Research Television Institute
Gazprom Space Systems

Terrestrial Nationwide
Digital Broadcasting
Program

First Multiplex	Channel 1^HD Channel 2^HD Channel 3^HD Channel 4^HD Channel 5 Channel 6^HD Channel 7 Channel 8^HD Channel 9^HD Channel 10^HD Radio 1 Radio 2^5.1 Radio 3
Second Multiplex	Channel 11^HD Channel 12 Channel 13^HD Channel 14^HD Channel 15^HD Channel 16^HD Channel 17^HD Channel 18^HD Channel 19^HD Channel 20^HD

Terrestrial
Analog Broadcasting
or Nationwide channels

VGTRK	Russia-1 Russia-24 Russia-K
Ostankino Radio Television (ORT)	Channel One Katyusha
Gazprom-Media	NTV Match! TNT TV-3 Pyatnisa! Subbota! TNT4 Vokrug TV
National Media Group	REN TV (82%) Channel Five (72,4%) Channel One (19,5%) CTC (75%) Domashny (75%) Che (75%)
Media-1	Muz-TV U Solntse
Moscow Media	TV Center
Public broadcasting	PTR Spas
Other channels	Carousel² Zvezda MIR

Cable/
Satellite/
IPTV/
OTT

VGTRK

RTR-Planeta
Solovyov Live (HD)
My Planet (HD)
Live Planet
Nauka (HD)
Doctor (HD)
History
T24
Russian Roman (HD)
Russian Bestseller
Russian Detective
Komediya
Mosfilm. Gold collection (HD)
Cinema
Kino TV (HD)
Sarafan
NST
Strashnoe HD
FAN (HD)
Mama
Multimuzyka
Kinomult (planned)
Mult (HD)
ANI

RT English (HD)
RT DE (HD)
RTD Russian (HD)
RTD English (HD)¹
RT Arabic (HD)¹
RT Spanish (HD)¹
RT France (HD)¹

Gazprom-Media

GPM Entertainment TV
- 2x2
GPM Information TV
- NTV Style
- NTV Pravo
- NTV Serial
- NTV Hit
- Neizvestnaya Rossiya
GPM Movies and Thematic TV
- Kinopremiera (HD)
- Kinohit (HD)
- Kinosemiya (HD)
- Muzhskoe Kino (HD)
- Kinosvidanie (HD)
- Kinomiks
- Nashe novoe kino
- Rodnoe Kino
- Kinokomediya
- Indiyskoe kino
- Kinoseriya (HD)
- Kinouzhas (HD)
- Kuhnya (HD)
- HDL (HD)
- 365 Dney (HD)
- La Minor
- Russkaya Noch (HD)
- Auto Plus (HD)
- KVN TV
- Europa Plus TV (HD)
- India (HD)
- Zhivi! (HD)
- Supergeroi (HD)
- MMA TV
GPM Match!
- Match! Planeta¹
- Match! Arena (HD)
- Match! Igra (HD)
- Match! Strana (HD)
- Match! Boets (HD)
- Match! Premier (HD)
- Match! Football 1 (HD)
- Match! Football 2 (HD)
- Match! Football 3 (HD)
- KHL (HD)
- KHL Prime (HD)
- Konnyi Mir (HD)

National Media
Group

Izvestia (branded as "iz") (HD)
CTC Love
CTC Kids (HD)
78 (HD)

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Media Telekom (50%)³	Kineko (HD) Sapfir (HD) Terra (HD) Udar (HD) .Red (HD) .Black .Sci-Fi Dialogi o rybalke (distribution) Star Media (distribution) Star Cinema (HD) Star Family (HD) BOLT (HD) Fenix Film (distribution) Fenix plus kino (HD) Oruzhie Anekdot TV